Police: Man arrested in shooting of brother

Fri, Dec 7, 2012 (9:10 a.m.)

A man was transported to the hospital early Friday morning after allegedly being shot by his brother, Metro Police said.

Police responded about 12:45 a.m. to reports of a shooting in the 2700 block of North Rainbow Boulevard, near Smoke Ranch Road, Officer Laura Meltzer said.

Upon arriving, police found a man who had been shot, possibly after a verbal altercation with a man believed to be his brother, Meltzer said.

The victim was transported to University Medical Center with nonlife-threatening injuries, Meltzer said. The man identified as the brother has been arrested in connection with the shooting, Meltzer said.

No further information was immediately available.

Back to top

SHARE

Join the Discussion:

Check this out for a full explanation of our conversion to the LiveFyre commenting system and instructions on how to sign up for an account.

Full comments policy